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Coin of Amisos, Pontos
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Obverse: Head of Athena wearing triple crested Attic helmet imitating the Athenian "New Style” decorated with Pegasos and quadriga r.
Reverse: Perseus standing facing wearing mitra on his head. chlamys on his shoulders, holding harpe in r. hand and head of Medusa in l.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Collection of Margarete Bieber Bought in 1973 from C.L. Deland Forth Worth
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase through the generosity of Celia and Walter Gilbert Claude-Claire Grenier and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Title: Coin of Amisos, Pontos
Description:
Obverse: Head of Athena wearing triple crested Attic helmet imitating the Athenian "New Style” decorated with Pegasos and quadriga r.
Reverse: Perseus standing facing wearing mitra on his head.
chlamys on his shoulders, holding harpe in r.
hand and head of Medusa in l.